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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Autumn and Winter in the Studio

Last year I started this painting of a male Elk. It's been hanging on my studio wall ever since set aside for other pressing work that needed to be completed.

Winter is a wonderful time to hunker down in the studio and catch up on all those such paintings.It's a bit chilly out and rain is in the forecast.

This Male Elk making his presence known to all those willing gals is once again on the easel.Yesterday I began by filling in all the rocks beneath his feet. Today much of that is still to wet to work on so I'll be painting in the legs and slowly working in the body.

In the image to the right you can see the rocks are roughed in. It will be a slow process tying all upper and lower levels of water together. Oil dries way to slow during the chilly winter months.

The Elk painting measures 22" x 28" and is on stretched canvas.

So far I'm still on my original design track. However, anything can change as I see something that can me made better as I move along.

As you can see the level of the water drops off the further back into the image. The water in the foreground will be shallow. I'll be leaving some of the rocks above the waters surface to enhance the look.

As mentioned above I'll be letting the work from yesterday dry while I begin work on his legs.

I'll post the progress as time allows. I hope you have enjoyed the painting process so far. I do believe there are earlier posts from last year. I''ll check that to make sure. And repost if anyone is interested if not.

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Brenda D. Johnson is an Award winning professional Wildlife Artist specializing in North American Mammals and Birds. Brenda lives in the Mountains in Southern California with her Husband and Jack Russel Terrior.
The love for the natural world and its inhabitants, either feathered or furry are the inspiration for the artfully rendered paintings she produces. These works can be found in private collections across North America and Europe. If not in her studio, or traveling Johnson can be found at many Wildlife Specific Venues across the U.S. presenting new works for those who share a passion for Art and Nature.